The American artist Jeff
Koons was born in 1955. The son of an interior designer, He thus grew up close
to objects and materials of various kinds. Immersed in this universe of
surfaces, from wood to metal, Koons found that the one that fascinated him most
was the mirror, which became one of the most characteristic elements of his
artistic production. Though his use of the mirror and its properties, many of
Jeff Koons’s works, among them ‘Hanging Heart’, interract with the visitor in a
way that makes both the object and whoever is looking at it part of the work of
art. In 1991, Koons married the famous porn diva Ilona Staller, known as
Cicciolina. Inspired by his wife’s strong and distinctive personality, Koons
launched his wide-ranging project ‘Made in Heaven’, which focuses on the theme
of sexuality. In 1991, as part of this series, he made ‘Bourgeois Bust’: a
white marble bust like those from classical antiquity, which represents Koons
and Cicciolina immortalised in an intense moment of passion. In the
twenty-first century Jeff Koons is consecrated as a star of contemporary art. His most famous and
popular recent work was made in collaboration with his friend and muse, Lady
Gaga. Koons created her album cover ‘Artpop’, which shows Lady Gaga simulating
a sexual relationship with one of the artist’s famous mirrored spheres.
Jeff Koons’s
biography was written by Anne De Favari, Giulia Frate and Guido Freschi from
the Marco Polo Classical High School during a work experience placement at
Palazzo Grassi.

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The American artist Jeff
Koons was born in 1955. The son of an interior designer, He thus grew up close
to objects and materials of various kinds. Immersed in this universe of
surfaces, from wood to metal, Koons found that the one that fascinated him most
was the mirror, which became one of the most characteristic elements of his
artistic production. Though his use of the mirror and its properties, many of
Jeff Koons’s works, among them ‘Hanging Heart’, interract with the visitor in a
way that makes both the object and whoever is looking at it part of the work of
art. In 1991, Koons married the famous porn diva Ilona Staller, known as
Cicciolina. Inspired by his wife’s strong and distinctive personality, Koons
launched his wide-ranging project ‘Made in Heaven’, which focuses on the theme
of sexuality. In 1991, as part of this series, he made ‘Bourgeois Bust’: a
white marble bust like those from classical antiquity, which represents Koons
and Cicciolina immortalised in an intense moment of passion. In the
twenty-first century Jeff Koons is consecrated as a star of contemporary art. His most famous and
popular recent work was made in collaboration with his friend and muse, Lady
Gaga. Koons created her album cover ‘Artpop’, which shows Lady Gaga simulating
a sexual relationship with one of the artist’s famous mirrored spheres.
Jeff Koons’s
biography was written by Anne De Favari, Giulia Frate and Guido Freschi from
the Marco Polo Classical High School during a work experience placement at
Palazzo Grassi.